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Shellbaby84Shellbaby84 member
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It seems like a lot of ladies on here go for their baseline b/w and u/s on Cycle Day 3. My RE had me do bloodwork on Day 3, but is not having me come in for the femvue (to check fallopian tubes) and ultrasound until Monday which is day 8. They say they do baseline ultrasounds on day 5-9. Does this seem late? If the femvue is clear I will start on 150 mg of clomid, which I was taking with my ob on day 3-7 (though only taking 100 mg). It will already be day 8 by the time I start the Clomid. Does anyone else take their Clomid this late? 

DX PCOS June 2011, SA: low volume and concentration, 2% morph
June 2011 Clomid 50 mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
August 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
October 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = no response
January 2012- Clomid 150mg + metforming 750 mg ER + trigger + IUI #1 = Cancelled due to poor response. 
February 2012 - cancelled due to finaances
April 2012 - Jumped ship to a new RE 
May 2012 - New round of testing
June 2012 - starting supplements, saving for IVF
June 2013 - ready to start IVF, one more SA - all clear! Dr. Suggest starting with 50mg Clomid and Ovidrel instead. Have to resolve thryoid issues first. 
August 2013 - 50 mg. Clomid + Ovidrel = BFN
September 2013 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel = BFP on Oct. 7th!
10.8.13 = 1st Beta 199
10.10.13 = 2nd Beta 502
10.14.13 = 3rd Beta 3,998
11.4.13 = 1 little bean measuring right on track with a heartbeat of 174!
12.2.13 = Genetic testing normal, It's a BOY!
6.10.14 Our sweet baby boy is born at 1:43 pm - 8lbs, 8oz, 21" long


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Re: baseline question

  • keliserkeliser member

    When I was on clomid I was only monitored cycle day 12-14. Now that Im on injectibles I have to get U/S day 1-3 and BW/US day 11. IDK that this is the case for everyone...

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  • KdgTeacherKdgTeacher member

    I do baseline on CD 5 (just u.s now although I did b/w for the first 2 cycles) and then a follie check on CD 13/14 and I took Clomid CD 5-9.

    What do you mean you were given 150mg but are only taking 100?

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  • Shellbaby84Shellbaby84 member
    sorry, I didn't word that very well. When I was taking Clomid before with my O.B. (which I now know what a big no - no) I was on 100 mg. My RE said since there was no response when he monitored mid cycle that this new cycle I'm just starting I will be on 150 mg. My question was that I used to take the Clomid on days 3-7 with the OB. And I won't be starting this cycle till day 8.... which seems kind of late? 

    DX PCOS June 2011, SA: low volume and concentration, 2% morph
    June 2011 Clomid 50 mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
    August 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
    October 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = no response
    January 2012- Clomid 150mg + metforming 750 mg ER + trigger + IUI #1 = Cancelled due to poor response. 
    February 2012 - cancelled due to finaances
    April 2012 - Jumped ship to a new RE 
    May 2012 - New round of testing
    June 2012 - starting supplements, saving for IVF
    June 2013 - ready to start IVF, one more SA - all clear! Dr. Suggest starting with 50mg Clomid and Ovidrel instead. Have to resolve thryoid issues first. 
    August 2013 - 50 mg. Clomid + Ovidrel = BFN
    September 2013 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel = BFP on Oct. 7th!
    10.8.13 = 1st Beta 199
    10.10.13 = 2nd Beta 502
    10.14.13 = 3rd Beta 3,998
    11.4.13 = 1 little bean measuring right on track with a heartbeat of 174!
    12.2.13 = Genetic testing normal, It's a BOY!
    6.10.14 Our sweet baby boy is born at 1:43 pm - 8lbs, 8oz, 21" long


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  • KdgTeacherKdgTeacher member
    Why are you going back and forth between an OB and an RE?
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  • Shellbaby84Shellbaby84 member
    I'm not. I saw an OB for my first three cycles before reading on here all the awful things that can happen when you are unmonitored. I then asked for a referral to an RE since I have PCOS even though it hasn't been a full year of trying. My first appointment with the RE was about 3/4 through the cycle I had started with my OB and he (The RE) could tell by my lining or ovaries or something that i hadn't ovulated when he did an ultrasound to see my ovaries. Took me about 60 days to get my period (needed provera) and now I am just getting ready to do my first medicated cycle with him. He is upping my dosage and if I get good follies I will do the trigger shot as well.

    DX PCOS June 2011, SA: low volume and concentration, 2% morph
    June 2011 Clomid 50 mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
    August 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
    October 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = no response
    January 2012- Clomid 150mg + metforming 750 mg ER + trigger + IUI #1 = Cancelled due to poor response. 
    February 2012 - cancelled due to finaances
    April 2012 - Jumped ship to a new RE 
    May 2012 - New round of testing
    June 2012 - starting supplements, saving for IVF
    June 2013 - ready to start IVF, one more SA - all clear! Dr. Suggest starting with 50mg Clomid and Ovidrel instead. Have to resolve thryoid issues first. 
    August 2013 - 50 mg. Clomid + Ovidrel = BFN
    September 2013 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel = BFP on Oct. 7th!
    10.8.13 = 1st Beta 199
    10.10.13 = 2nd Beta 502
    10.14.13 = 3rd Beta 3,998
    11.4.13 = 1 little bean measuring right on track with a heartbeat of 174!
    12.2.13 = Genetic testing normal, It's a BOY!
    6.10.14 Our sweet baby boy is born at 1:43 pm - 8lbs, 8oz, 21" long


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  • sbrowns08sbrowns08 member

    Yes, starting clomid on Day 8 seems late. I've only heard of it being administered days 3-7, 4-8 or 5-9. However, since you have a history of not producing follicles on 100mgs, perhaps your RE considers it possible to wait until CD8. 

    As far as baselines are concerned, they should be administered on CD2, 3 or 4, as the norms for the accompanying bloodwork were set on those cycle days, and can thus only be compared on those days.

    GL!


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  • WifeofMrAWifeofMrA

    I started off with clomid with my OB. I took it days 5-9 for two cycles.

    Once I switched to an RE, we went straight to IUI since I had the two cycles on clomid already with no luck. When I take it depends on when I can get in...for the first IUI I took clomid CD 3-7 with monitoring appts on CD 3 and 10. This IUI CD 1 fell on a weekend and I had monitoring appts on CD 4 and 11 and clomid days 4-9

     Day 8 does sound late..I usually trigger the night of my second monitoring appt if all looks well during that appt.

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  • Shellbaby84Shellbaby84 member
    Do you think the later appointment may because of the FemVue? What day do they usually check for clear fallopian tubes? Does it matter?

    DX PCOS June 2011, SA: low volume and concentration, 2% morph
    June 2011 Clomid 50 mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
    August 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = BFN
    October 2011 Clomid 100mg + metformin 500 mg = no response
    January 2012- Clomid 150mg + metforming 750 mg ER + trigger + IUI #1 = Cancelled due to poor response. 
    February 2012 - cancelled due to finaances
    April 2012 - Jumped ship to a new RE 
    May 2012 - New round of testing
    June 2012 - starting supplements, saving for IVF
    June 2013 - ready to start IVF, one more SA - all clear! Dr. Suggest starting with 50mg Clomid and Ovidrel instead. Have to resolve thryoid issues first. 
    August 2013 - 50 mg. Clomid + Ovidrel = BFN
    September 2013 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel = BFP on Oct. 7th!
    10.8.13 = 1st Beta 199
    10.10.13 = 2nd Beta 502
    10.14.13 = 3rd Beta 3,998
    11.4.13 = 1 little bean measuring right on track with a heartbeat of 174!
    12.2.13 = Genetic testing normal, It's a BOY!
    6.10.14 Our sweet baby boy is born at 1:43 pm - 8lbs, 8oz, 21" long


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  • Blueyed228Blueyed228 member
    Im in follitism and I go day 3, 7, 9-11. it depends on how well im stimming
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    DX: PCOS/Recurrent losses/MTHFR mutation (compound hetero)
    5 hysteroscopies/2 surgical
    3 Inject IUIs = 2 m/c's and 1 BFN
    IVF #1= BFP. m/c at 7w6d. Needed 2 D&C's and scar tissue removal. Mild OHSS
    IVF #2 = BFP. Severe OHSS. 4 Drainings. TWINS!
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